CVE-2021-48017
OrbiTeam BSCW Server 5.x before 5.2.5 and 7.x before 7.4.4 contains an unauthenticated path…
- Risk score
- 57/100
- CVSS
- 7.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.4%
- Published
- 22 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- OrbiTeam BSCW Server 5.x before 5.2.5 and 7.x before 7.4.4 contains an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in the style_name parameter of the theme operation. Attackers can send GET requests to /pub/bscw.cgi/<id>?op=theme with ../ sequences in style_name to read local files such as /etc/passwd. Exploitation e…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 5.2.5 or 7.4.4 (whichever matches your release line), or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.5 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/other/orbiteam-bscw-server-lfi.yaml
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/165156/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20260421125237/https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-bscw-server/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/orbiteam-bscw-server-5.2.5-7.4.4-path-traversal-via-bscw-cgi
Original description
OrbiTeam BSCW Server 5.x before 5.2.5 and 7.x before 7.4.4 contains an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in the style_name parameter of the theme operation. Attackers can send GET requests to /pub/bscw.cgi/<id>?op=theme with ../ sequences in style_name to read local files such as /etc/passwd. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-22.
Last activity 22 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.